Festus Ezeli vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming and Festus Ezeli that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Festus Ezeli: 2012-13 to 2015-16
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Festus Ezeli 1 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Festus Ezeli 3 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Festus Ezeli 3 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Festus Ezeli 0 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Festus Ezeli 0 Yao Ming 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Festus Ezeli 4.2 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Festus Ezeli 4.3 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.4 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.3 Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Festus Ezeli 1.0 Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Festus Ezeli 712 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Festus Ezeli 725 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Festus Ezeli 63 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Festus Ezeli 48 Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Festus Ezeli 166 Yao Ming 920

Total Games Festus Ezeli 170 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Festus Ezeli .513 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Festus Ezeli - Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Festus Ezeli .557 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Festus Ezeli 7.0 (2016) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Festus Ezeli 5.6 (2016) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.7 (2016) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.4 (2016) Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Festus Ezeli 1.1 (2016) Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Festus Ezeli 3.4 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Festus Ezeli 2.8 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.3 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.1 Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.4 Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Festus Ezeli 187 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Festus Ezeli 153 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Festus Ezeli 16 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Festus Ezeli 5 Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Festus Ezeli 24 Yao Ming 42

Total Games Festus Ezeli 55 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Festus Ezeli .530 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Festus Ezeli - Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Festus Ezeli .500 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Festus Ezeli 4.0 (2016) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Festus Ezeli 3.1 (2015) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.3 (2016) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.3 (2013) Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.6 (2013) Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)